You can view the exact JSON payload sent to GitLab Inc. in the administration panel. To view the payload:
You can view the exact JSON payload sent to GitLab Inc. in the administration panel. To view the payload:
1. Navigate to **Admin Area > Settings > Metrics and profiling**.
1. Sign in as a user with [Administrator](../../user/permissions.md) permissions.
1. In the top navigation bar, click **(admin)****Admin Area**.
1. In the left sidebar, go to **Settings > Metrics and profiling**.
1. Expand the **Usage statistics** section.
1. Expand the **Usage statistics** section.
1. Click the **Preview payload** button.
1. Click the **Preview payload** button.
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## Disable Usage Ping
## Disable Usage Ping
To disable Usage Ping in the GitLab UI, go to the **Settings** page of your administration panel and uncheck the **Usage Ping** checkbox.
To disable Usage Ping in the GitLab UI:
To disable Usage Ping and prevent it from being configured in the future through the administration panel, Omnibus installs can set the following in [`gitlab.rb`](https://docs.gitlab.com/omnibus/settings/configuration.html#configuration-options):
1. Sign in as a user with [Administrator](../../user/permissions.md) permissions.
1. In the top navigation bar, click **(admin)****Admin Area**.
1. In the left sidebar, go to **Settings > Metrics and profiling**.
1. Expand the **Usage statistics** section.
1. Clear the **Usage Ping** checkbox and click **Save changes**.
To disable Usage Ping and prevent it from being configured in the future through
the administration panel, Omnibus installs can set the following in